Free Health Expo with Dr. Oz

 

A couple of years ago I got the chance to hang out with Dr. Oz. Now, we all have the chance to hang out with him! Let's get fit together and learn more about personal health. USANA Presents: Bringing Healthy Back with Dr. Oz  Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014.

Location: Hilton Atlanta, 255 Courtland Street, NE. Please select the events you would like to participate in. You may register for all three.  

Dr. Oz’s 90 Minutes to a Healthier You - Join Dr. Oz and an all-star roster of speakers on the big stage for entertainment, information and high-octane energy!  Learn the latest in health, nutrition, fitness and how to live The Good Life from Dr. Oz himself.  

Dr. Oz’s Atlanta 15 Minute Physical: a team of medical professionals from Piedmont hospital will give registrants a quick series of screening tests that include a lipid panel (HDL and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides), and blood glucose made possible on the Alere Cholestech LDX® System, a rapidly reading mobile lab device. In addition, registrants will have their blood pressure and waist size measured. By linking these five important markers, a very basic idea of general risk for heart disease and diabetes can be determined.  

Dr. Oz’s Heartburn Help Clinic: If you suffer from occasional or chronic heartburn, help is here at our clinic. Our gastrointestinal specialists are on hand for on-site diagnostics, referrals and other resources.  Plus, you can attend a 40 minute presentation, “War on Heartburn Town Hall Meeting” to learn about heartburn symptoms and how to treat it. NOTE: Participation in the 15 Minute Physical and Heartburn Help Clinic require that you answer a set of personal health questions. Please allow 15 minutes to complete the questions. Questions about your reservation?  

Email our Reservation Team. 

The Super Run Atlanta!

The website and registration for The Super Run Atlanta is up! 

Check out the amazing sponsors and awesome non-profit partners! Make an impact in your community! 

Support COG, Inc and REGISTER Today!

Visit: http://www.thesuperrunatlanta.org/

ONLY JUST A MINUTE STAGE PERFORMANCE: UPDATE!

Actor Willie Carpenter as Benjamin E. Mays

The stage performance of Only Just A Moment will move to the Southwest Arts Center.

Friday, August 22nd is the last night for the performance of Only Just A Moment to be held at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center. (Saturday and Sunday, August 23 and 24, performances have been cancelled.)

The play moves to the Southwest Arts Center on Friday, August 29. Performances at the Southwest Arts Center are scheduled as follows: August 29 – 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 30 – 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, August 31 – 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, September 4 – 8:00 p.m.; Friday, September 5 – 8:00 p.m.; Saturday, September 6 – 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, September 7 – 3:00 p.m.

Tickets purchased for dates which has been cancelled can be used for other performances. Call the ticketing office for further information at 626-869-7328.

"Only Just A Minute" in Atlanta through September 7! #OnlyJustAMinuteATL

Only Just a Minute production happening now in Atlanta through September 7! Only Just a Minute is inspired by the life and times of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays - long-time president of Morehouse College and mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.

MEET THE TEAM

THOMAS W. JONES II - DIRECTOR Tom Jones has directed, written, and performed in more than 200 plays worldwide. In 1978, Tom founded Jomandi Productions, where, as Co-Artistic Director and Producing Director, Tom led Jomandi to become the third largest African-American theatre company in the United States. His work as writer, director, and actor has been acclaimed nationally and internationally. His work has received 48 Washington DC Helen Hayes Award nominations winning 15 awards, including Best Director for Samm Art Williams' Home and his own Bessie's Blues. He has also received 3 New York Audelco Award nominations, the Dramalogue Award, the San Diego Critics Award, NAACP Phoenix Award, among others. In 2000, Tom and his co-founders left Jomandi to create the entertainment company VIA International Artists, Inc. and subsequently a musical theatre company VIA Theatrical. His most recent works include Three Sistahs, Point of Revue, Two Queens One Castle, Bricktop, Heart 'n' Soul, Love Johnny, A Cool Drink A Water, Holler and Sheddin'. Tom's new musical Cool Papa's Party completed a workshop in New York with Wayne Brady. He is currently working on several exciting projects for 2014. BOB DOCKERY, JR - PRODUCER When Bob Dockery was a child, his parents would tell him that, "there is no such thing as can't in the Dockery family." Armed with that indomitable will to succeed, Bob has forged a string of amazing accomplishments into a legacy that inspires and illuminates the human possibilities. In 1980 Bob formed S I Communications, a television and radio production company. Most of the over 200 radio and television programs that he produced were about African American lifestyle and culture, including several about Benjamin Mays and Martin Luther King, Jr. Still, Bob had to satisfy his lifelong itch to produce stage plays. Dockery graduated from Morehouse College in 1966, one year before Benjamin Mays retired as President. Inspired by the many speeches and teachings of Dr. Mays, Dockery decided to create a play about the relationship between Mays and Martin Luther King, Jr., who had attended Morehouse under Mays, from 1945 to 1949. The play, although in some parts fictional, was based on actual events in Dr. Mays' life, obtained from various research sources, including Dr. Mays' speeches, writings, and books. AARON HENNE - WRITER Aaron Henne is artistic director of theatre dybbuk and an award winning theatre maker whose pieces include Cave...A Dance for Lilith (theatre dybbuk and L.A. Contemporary Dance Company), Sliding Into Hades (LA Weekly Awards for Playwriting and Production of the Year, Odyssey Theatre) and Mesmeric Revelation (SFBATCC Award for Original Script, Central Works, Berkeley, CA). Aaron serves as as a mentor at Otis College of Art and Design and Co-Literary Manager for The Theatre @ Boston Court. His playwriting process text, You Already Know, was published by Writ Large Press and he has taught writing workshops throughout the country and at such organizations as LucasFilm and Pixar. LEVY LEE SIMON - WRITER Multiple award winning playwright and actor, Levy Lee Simon is originally from Harlem USA, and a graduate of the prestigious University of Iowa Playwright’s Workshop. He is the author of twenty plus plays which have received productions in the US and Caribbean. He is best known for his For the Love of Freedom trilogy, produced the Robey Theatre Company, The Bow Wow Club produced by John Marshall Jones at Stella Adler Theatre in LA and the National Black Theatre Festival, and The Guest at Central Park West, winner of NYC’s acclaimed Audelco Theatre Award, for "Best Dramatic Production" and "Best Playwright." Levy Lee’s next major work will be the Magnificent Dunbar Hotel, scheduled to open in November, at the Robey Theatre Company, LATC. Other noted plays by Simon include: God the Crackhouse and the Devil, Same Train, Pitbulls and Daffodils, Smell the Power and The Last Revolutionary. He was a recent Guest Artist at the 2014 Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha, Nebraska.

Only Just a Minute opened in Atlanta on August 20, 2014 and will have a four day run at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College located at 900 West End Avenue, Atlanta, GA.

Performances run through August 23 , 8 p.m. nightly and a Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. The production then moves to the Southwest Arts Center at 915 New Hope Road in Atlanta, where it runs from August 27 through September 7, with performances Wednesday through Sunday at 8 p.m. and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

The play is produced by Morehouse graduate Bob Dockery, ’66, who graduated the year before Mays retired as Morehouse president. Beautifully written by Aaron Henne including text and characters by Levy Lee Simon and directed by Atlanta’s own Tom Jones.

Tickets are available for purchase online at www.onlyjustaminute.com, or by phone at 626-8MYSEAT (626-869-7328). Student, Group and Senior rates are available.

Search #OnlyJustAMinuteATL

NEW Stage Play "Only Just A Minute" Coming to Atlanta August 20th! #OnlyJustAMinuteATL

Don't miss the new uplifting stage play Only Just a Minute! This wonderful production juxtaposes the lives of Morehouse's sixth president, Benjamin E. Mays, and his protege, Martin Luther King Jr. '48 at the crossroads of American history, as it examines the important events that helped shaped America and the promise of things to come.  Willie Carpenter of Lifetime TV’s Devious Maids performs the title role of Benjamin E. Mays in this must see play.

Only Just a Minute opens in Atlanta on August 20, 2014 for a four day run at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College located at 900 West End Avenue, Atlanta, GA.

Performances run through August 23 , 8 p.m. nightly and a Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. The production then moves to the Southwest Arts Center at 915 New Hope Road in Atlanta, where it runs from August 27 through September 7, with performances Wednesday through Sunday at 8 p.m. and a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday.

The play is produced by Morehouse graduate Bob Dockery, ’66, who graduated the year before Mays retired as Morehouse president. Beautifully written by Aaron Henne including text and characters by Levy Lee Simon and directed by Atlanta’s own Tom Jones.

Tickets are available for purchase online at www.onlyjustaminute.com, or by phone at 626-8MYSEAT (626-869-7328). Student, Group and Senior rates are available.

Search using the Hashtag #OnlyJustAMinuteATL

Only Just A Minute Benjamin Mays and MLK At The Crossroads #onlyjustaminuteATL

DIRECTED BY THOMAS W. JONES II
WRITTEN BY AARON HENNE
Including text and characters by LEVY LEE SIMON
PRODUCED BY BOB DOCKERY, JR.
Featuring WILLIE CARPENTER as Benjamin E. Mays

Only Just a Minute is inspired by the life and times of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays - long-time president of Morehouse College and mentor to Martin Luther King, Jr.

In the wake of Dr. King's death, Mays is visited by a young reporter, Max Mitchell, who argues against the non-violent ideals for which Mays has always stood.

Mitchell plans to write an article for a national publication, advocating for more aggressive action. Mays, still in the midst of his grief, must confront this challenge and convince this young man that even though a leader has passed, hope for a peaceful future has not died along with him. Along the way, Mays questions his own long-held beliefs, while coming to terms with the loss of his colleague and friend.

Producer Bob Dockery, Jr. graduated from Morehouse College in 1966, one year before Benjamin Mays retired as President. Inspired by the many speeches and teachings of Dr. Mays, Dockery decided to create a play about the relationship between Mays and Martin Luther King, Jr., who had attended Morehouse under Mays, from 1945 to 1949.

The play, although in some parts fictional, was based on actual events in Dr. May's life, obtained from various research sources, including Dr. Mays' speeches, writings, and book.

AUGUST 20 - AUGUST 23, 2014
RAY CHARLES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
Corner of Joseph E. Lowery Blvd. & West End Ave.

Wednesday - Gala Opening - 8:00 P.M.
• VIP Ticket - $100
• (includes VIP reception and
$55 donation to Board Opportunity Fund)
• Front Orchestra - $45
• General Admission - $35
• Groups - $30
• Seniors (60 +)
& Students - $25 (With ID)

Thursday - Student Night - 8:00 P.M.
• Students $25 (with ID)

Friday - Saturday - 8:00 P.M.
Saturday Matinee - 3:00 P.M.

AUGUST 27- SEPTEMBER 7, 2014
SOUTHWEST ARTS CENTER
915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331

Wednesday - Saturday - 8:00 P.M.
Saturday & Sunday Matinees - 3:00 P.M.
• General Admission - $35
• Groups - $30
• Seniors (60 +)
& Students - $25 (With ID)

For tickets, click here or call 626-8 MYSEAT (626-869-7328) special discounts for groups, seniors, and students.

Chairman John Eaves to Host Crime & Safety Summit Focusing on Saving Our Children: Sandy Springs event will bring together police and professionals to tackle drug abuse and crime

 WHO: Chairman John H. Eaves

WHAT: Fulton County Board of Commissioners Chairman John H. Eaves will host a community meeting for residents interested in protecting our youth from the dangers of drug abuse, suicide, and incarceration. Attendees will have the opportunity to talk with counselors, police, government and criminal justice professionals about how to help young people and make our communities safer. We invite neighbors to attend and share their thoughts on ways to prevent crime.

The panel discussion will be moderated by Shaunya Chavis, Anchor/FGTV, Fulton County Television. Speakers at event will include:

Paul L. Howard, Jr., Fulton County District Attorney
Chief Judge Gail S. Tusan, Superior Court of Fulton County
Chief Kenneth DeSimone, Sandy Springs Police Department   

Kit Cummings, Power of Peace Project, Inc., President & Founder

Kate Boccia, Founder of HOPE - A Parents Initiative & Community Activist  

Susan Rosovsky LPC, CCADC, BRI-I, Counselor and Leader in Addiction and Family Crisis
Neil Kaltenecker, Executive Director, Georgia Council on Substance Abuse
Dr. Chris Matthews, Executive Director, Student Support Services, Fulton County Schools

Braxton T. Cotton, Board Member, State Board of Pardons and Paroles

WHEN: Thursday, August 21, 2014 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: Riverwood International Charter School, Auditorium

5900 Raider Drive NW (previously named Heards Drive NW)

Sandy Springs, GA 30328

MORE INFO: For more information on this event, contact Sojourner Marable Grimmett, Director of Constituent Services for Fulton County Commission Chairman John H. Eaves at (404) 612-8333. Chairman Eaves' office can also be reached via social media on Twitter @JohnEaves and Facebook /JohnHEaves.